Rivers in Georgia
Toccoa River near Dial
Below flood stage
1.01ftStage
Observed Sun, Sep 20, 5:30 PM EDT
- Flood stage
- 12.00 ft
- Record crest
- 18.50 ft1906
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 17.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 15.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 12.00 ft |
| Action | 9.00 ft |
- 21.00 ftA catastrophic and massive flood will affect homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road. The water level will be four feet deep over the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will cause extremely dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and may washout the bridge and damage homes. Flood waters will be 1 to 6 feet in some homes along the river. Portions of Upper Shallowford Road...Shallowford Bridge Road...Old Dial Road and Aska Road will be flooded.
- 19.00 ftMajor flooding continues with widespread inundation flooding affecting the woodlands and homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road. The water level will be two feet deep over the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will cause extremely dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and may washout the bridge. Flood waters will be 1 to 4 feet in some homes along the river. Portions of Upper Shallowford Road and Shallowford Bridge Road will begin to flood.
- 17.00 ftMajor flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding affects the woodlands and homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road. The water level will be topping the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will cause extremely dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and may washout the bridge. Flood waters will be 1 to 2 feet in some homes along the river.
- 16.00 ftSignificant flooding expands into the woodlands and yards of homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road. The water level will be hitting the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will cause dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and the bridge should not be crossed. The water will begin to flood some homes along the river.
- 15.00 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands and yards of homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road. The water level will reach the bottom of the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will cause dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and the bridge should not be crossed. Flood waters will begin to approach the foundations of some of the homes along the river.
- 14.00 ftMinor flooding continues to expand into the woodlands and yards of homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road around 1.5 miles upstream from the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will be up to two feet deep in the yards of the homes with possible erosion.
- 12.00 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins with rapid flowing water in the woodlands and yards of homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road around 1.5 miles upstream from the Shallowford Bridge.
- 9.00 ftRapid flowing high water will cause bankfull conditions in the woodlands and yards of homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road around 1.5 miles upstream from the Shallowford Bridge.
Crest history
29 crests on NOAA’s list since 1906.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 30, 1906 | 18.50 ft |
| 2 | August 23, 1967 | 13.73 ft |
| 3 | March 11, 1952 | 11.20 ft |
| 4 | March 4, 1979 | 11.19 ft |
| 5 | December 24, 2015 | 10.91 ft |
| 6 | October 4, 1964 | 10.78 ft |
| 7 | August 17, 2021 | 10.73 ft |
| 8 | February 16, 1990 | 10.13 ft |
| 9 | July 8, 1916 | 10.00 ft |
| 10 | May 28, 1973 | 9.95 ft |
| 11 | March 30, 1977 | 9.73 ft |
| 12 | April 2, 1936 | 9.60 ft |
| 13 | January 16, 1954 | 9.35 ft |
| 14 | February 10, 1921 | 9.25 ft |
| 15 | January 27, 1996 | 9.25 ft |
| 16 | February 10, 1946 | 9.13 ft |
| 17 | March 29, 1951 | 9.04 ft |
| 18 | February 25, 1961 | 9.00 ft |
| 19 | December 12, 1961 | 8.94 ft |
| 20 | May 15, 1976 | 8.82 ft |
| 21 | February 13, 1966 | 8.63 ft |
| 22 | March 26, 1964 | 8.30 ft |
| 23 | April 8, 1938 | 8.28 ft |
| 24 | March 13, 1950 | 8.25 ft |
| 25 | August 17, 1949 | 8.13 ft |
Most recent crests
- August 17, 2021: 10.73 ft
- February 6, 2020: 8.05 ft
- December 24, 2015: 10.91 ft
- January 27, 1996: 9.25 ft
- February 16, 1990: 10.13 ft
- March 21, 1980: 8.05 ft
- March 4, 1979: 11.19 ft
- March 30, 1977: 9.73 ft
- May 15, 1976: 8.82 ft
- May 28, 1973: 9.95 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.